Memento chart



NOV. 3, 1931. A, KLElN 1,830,030

MEMENTO CHART Filed May 14, 1929 ALMO B5 A HR GUS CA TE M cKL/NS BUTTERCAULIFL w ME T R'S DATES 4 l smmsommv 24} Patented Nov. 3, 1931 UNITEDSTATES PATENT v OFFICE GERHARD A; KLEINQOF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIAMEMENT'O CHART Application filed May 14,

items of merchandise that periodically betomedepleted in stock and callfor replenishmg.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a simple, efficientand inexpensive chart designed to quickly and accurately and withoutconfusion indicate and selectively point out any items in and among aclassified list of articles of merchandise which should receive especialattention because involving a pending shortage and thus necessitatingrendering of these items.

A further object of this invention is to maintain at all times the totallist ofitems of merchandise classified in full View of the interestedparties, without concealing any item among the list, even when it isintended to reveal for reminding purposes which items on the total listare to be reordered.

Another object of this invention is toproide for. a duplicate list ofclassified items of merchandise, so that two vertical groups of itemsare classified, one alongside the other, so that by means of a movablesignaling device it is possible to cover one item of each duplicate setof items at any time to reveal for distinguishing purposes whether theitem is in stock or not.

A still further purpose of this invention is to provide for classifyingitems of merchandise or names in proper sequence and order so that anyitem can be seen at a glance; and in conjunction with any and all itemsmeans is provided for signaling whether it is in stock or not, and whenin stock the item is revealed in view, and when not in stock the sameitem is revealed in view but in a manner to convey the signal forreordering.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in thecombination, arrangement and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein similar parts designate similar part-s thruoutthe respective views,

1929. Serial No. 362,998.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my inventlon, V

Figure 2 is a perspective view thereof, Figure 3 is a perspective viewof a guide portion shown fragmentarily,

Figure 4; is a group of two views, showing opposite sides of a nameplate,

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a modified form of my invention, and

Figure 6 is a top plan view of my invention, showing the top of theguide post bearings removed.

Referring to the drawings, which are merely illustrative of my invention10 designates the panel board, display board, backing board or chartforming the basis of my invention, which can be made from any suitableor desirable material. This panel board will be divided into twovertical groups or rows of signs, there being two alining signs eX-tending horizontally in each group, the division lines between bothgroups being designated B, and at A at the top of each group 1s printedGrocery items or the like designed to particularize the items listed inclassified order in both or either group.

There are two ways of constructing the present invention. One way is toprovide for the name plates or tickets 15 to slide from one sign toanotherand the other is to provide for a swinging movement for the samepurpose. Thus the particular item of food or merchandise listed appearstwice, in horizontally alining signs in each vertical, group on oppositesides of the division lines B. For example theitem Almonds is printed at18, in one sign, and again at 18a in the adjacent horizontal sign. Andevery other item in the list is printed in the identically similarmanner. The signs each consist of two strips 13, 14 spaced apartvertically forming a guide for a name plate 15 equal in length to anysign and of a width'to fit snugly and slidably between the strips 13, libeing guided edgewise against the same and being of the same thicknesswith them so as to present a flush appearance therewith.

In order to prevent the name plates 15 from becoming displaced from anyguide formed upon the panel board 10 by sets of strips 18, 14 and at thesame time to render visible these name plates I may employ a celluloidor transparent sheet 18 to cover all of the strips across the effectiveface of the chart as shown in Figure 5. In this manner it will be seenthat all name plates 15 are confined between the sheet 18 and the strips13, let slidably overlapping the panel board proper 10. Each name platehas an arm extension 21 at one end terminating in ahandle 20, althoughno handle is necessary.

It will be assumed that for reminding purposes, the name plate will bearon its display face so as to show thru the transparent sheet 18 aninscription of the character of the item of food or of the name itrelates to; these inscriptions appearing as at M or M. Since the variousitems are repeated there will be me name plate 15 devoted to covering,at any particular time, one item of each set of ropeated items. When theitems at the right of either vertical group are covered and con cealedby a name plate bearing any iuscrip- :ion desired relating to this item,the same,

items are exposed infull view of the observer at the left of the samecolumn. By glancing down the list at the left of ei the column theinterested party can quickly tell what items .16 in stock, or what namesappear to convey desired information. When action is to be takenconcerning any name or item printed on the chart and some person is tobe reminded of the necessity of such action in time th s person, aheadof time, will insert some object like pencil or match into the guidecontain ing any particular name plate and push it from rightand.position to left-hand position, the division lines B serving to afford a)lace where the pencil or match can be inserted. This name plate havingbeen shifted to the left it now covers the item previously uncovered,and replaces the legend 13 by its own legend. M, M which now signals thefact that there is a shortage concerning the item. displayed or anyother information- The other of hinging the name plates 15 is to providea hinge collar or knuckle 24 at one end of each name plate and to mount:he collars of the several name plates in rotary embracing relation uponan anchor post 23, the post being disposed at opposite ends in a hearing22, one such bearing being shown in Figure 5. The name plate 25 carryingthe collar 24 may thus be made to cover the signs on the right, and canbe swung over to cover the signs on the left and to uncover thepreviously covered signs. In this manner either legend can be made toappear at ranlom for the purpose already set forth hereinbefore. In F igure 3 it is shown how the name plate or slip 15 is designed to heslidably mounted between the offset guide flanges 16, 17 where thetransparent sheet 18- is no long er applied. It will be understood thatwith this construction there will be as many guides consisting of theflanges 16, 17 as there are signs.

I do not mean to limit myself to the exact details of constructiondisclosed herein but I intend to cover all variations falling Within thescope of the appended claims.

Yfhat I claim and seek protection on is as follows 1. A. memento chartfor inventorying merchandise and the like consisting of a panel board, aseries of two parallel columns divided centrally by a line and arrangedto provide each a successive series of horizontal signs, each sienreferring to a different article of merchandise, each pair ofhorizontally alined. signs in both columns being worded identically thesame to repeat the same item, and an imperforate shield made of a sizeto effectively cover one sign at a time and capable of movement from onecolumn into the other to conccai one item of any pair of items, wherebythe shield may serve to point out any item to be replenished in stock byits pos tion, the denotatien of the item appearing in the uncovered signalongside the concealed sign.

2. A device as described consisting of a chart rule oil into twovertical adjacent columns, horizontal lines intersecting the verticalcolumn in a vertically spaced apart series, whereby two vertical rows ofsigns are provider ca ch horizontally alining pairs of signs 'a bothcolumns being printed to denote the same itemcf merchandise but eachpair denoting dissimilar products, and an entry-rcceiving shield made ofim"; )erforate material desi ned to enter movably so as to overlie thesi n for any item in one column to cover this item and to display theother similar item sign for items classifying purposes, and designedalso to enter the other column to occupy a position so as to uncover thefirst itempreviously covered, and precede this item for itemreplenishing inventory purposes.

In witness whereof he has hereunder set his hand this 29th day ofrrpril, 1929.

GERHAR-D A. KLEIN.

